Does charging a US laptop in the UK reduce battery life?
I have an IBM thinkpad T42 that I purchased in the US. When I moved to the UK, I simply attach a converter and plug into UK outlets. After a few weeks, my battery performance seems to have dramatically gone down. Should I purchase a UK adaptor rather than use my US adapter/converter combo (or is this a different problem altogether)?
Laptops & Notebooks - 5 Answers
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Answer 1 :
all you doing is uping the voltage from 110v to 240v, this shouldnt cause any problems to your battey, if your having a problem with the battery i would contact the people who sold it to ask them what is the best thing to do, since could be a problem with the battery itself.
Answer 2 :
if you have the transformer/converter, there should be problem wtih the change in voltages and it will most def not reduce ur batter life (talking from experience)
Answer 3 :
Not a problem I have a laptop bought in the USA and chargiong it here in Italy. It is 2 years old and never had problems with it. Keep in mind that battery has a life of about 500 charge/discharge cycles. After that performaces will go down quickly. I guess it's time for a new battery.
Answer 4 :
i don't think that will affect the performance of your battery. Adapters nowadays are autovoltage (110-120-210-220) and can be used with frequency of 50/60. you can check the label on your adapter if these features are also included.
Answer 5 :
The problem is more likely caused by air travel. I found if my laptop was stored in my suitcase and not brought onboard the battery didn't work too well later, and i found out later that the cold in the baggage holding area can affect battery life. At least that is what I was told by the guy at dell, but who knows if it is true. But your voltage thing is not a problem, because I know of many people who do the same thing with all different brands of laptops.
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Asus X5DAB-SX028V
can the Asus X5DAB-SX028V Windows 7 Laptop from laptopsdirect.co.uk play new titles such as the sims 3 & WoW e?
games such as the sims 3 eve online world of warcraft modern warfare 2 etc. can be found at http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Asus_X5DAB-SX028V_Windows_7_Laptop_X5DAB-SX028V/version.asp
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You just listed totally different power demanding games. Yes it can run wow, probably run sims 3 fine, eve possibly and probably, modern warfare 2 no. Just check the games system reqs and match them to that laptop.
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games such as the sims 3 eve online world of warcraft modern warfare 2 etc. can be found at http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Asus_X5DAB-SX028V_Windows_7_Laptop_X5DAB-SX028V/version.asp
Laptops & Notebooks - 1 Answers
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You just listed totally different power demanding games. Yes it can run wow, probably run sims 3 fine, eve possibly and probably, modern warfare 2 no. Just check the games system reqs and match them to that laptop.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
How much would it cost to repair a LCD laptop screen?
How much would it cost to repair a LCD laptop screen? UK?!?
a glass cup just fell on the screenand now it;s got a huge smash on it :| HELP PLZ?
Laptops & Notebooks - 2 Answers
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Answer 1 :
get a new laptop...
Answer 2 :
it costs more than the actual laptop,the same things happened to me and ive just used the laptop as a tower, and connected it 2 a screen, mouse and keyboard ! so it works as a desktop
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a glass cup just fell on the screenand now it;s got a huge smash on it :| HELP PLZ?
Laptops & Notebooks - 2 Answers
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Answer 1 :
get a new laptop...
Answer 2 :
it costs more than the actual laptop,the same things happened to me and ive just used the laptop as a tower, and connected it 2 a screen, mouse and keyboard ! so it works as a desktop
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
Do i need to pay tax or any fee when bringing my laptop from philippines to uk?
Do i need to pay tax or any fee when bringing my laptop from philippines to uk?
Other - United Kingdom - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
do you mean when you bring it over on the plane? i shouldn't think so! what could they tax? it already belongs to you and you paid tax on it when you bought it! check with your airline first tho! some may charge you to USE your laptop on the plane itself if that's what you mean!
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Other - United Kingdom - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
do you mean when you bring it over on the plane? i shouldn't think so! what could they tax? it already belongs to you and you paid tax on it when you bought it! check with your airline first tho! some may charge you to USE your laptop on the plane itself if that's what you mean!
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